CVE-2008-4638

N/A Unknown
Published: October 21, 2008 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

qioadmin in the Quick I/O for Database feature in Symantec Veritas File System (VxFS) on HP-UX, and before 5.0 MP3 on Solaris, Linux, and AIX, allows local users to read arbitrary files by causing qioadmin to write a file's content to standard error in an error message.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/310872.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.security-objectives.com/advisories/SECOBJSADV-2008-05.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497675/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31679
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/security/Content/2008.10.20.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2875
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46009
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
21th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

Affected Vendors

symantec

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